Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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