Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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