Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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