Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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