Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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