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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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