Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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