Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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