Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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