Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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