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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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