Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured 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 massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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