Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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