Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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