Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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