Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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