Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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