Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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