Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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