Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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