Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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