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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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