Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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