Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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