Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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