Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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