Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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