Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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