Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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