Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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