Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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