Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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