Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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