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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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