Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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