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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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