Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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