Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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