Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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