Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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