Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key 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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