Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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