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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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