Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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