Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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