Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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