Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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