Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses 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 courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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