Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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