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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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