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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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