Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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