Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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