Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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