Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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