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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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