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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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