Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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