Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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