Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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