Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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