Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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