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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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