Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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