Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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