Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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