Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive 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 authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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