Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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