Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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