Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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