Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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