Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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