Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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