Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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