Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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