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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What 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 organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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