Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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