Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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