Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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