Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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