Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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