Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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