Find out more about the impressive 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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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