Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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