Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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