Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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