Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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