Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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