Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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