Find out 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 massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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