Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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