Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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