Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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