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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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