Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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