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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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