Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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