Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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