Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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