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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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