Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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