Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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