Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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