Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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