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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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