Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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