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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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