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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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