Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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