Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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