Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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