Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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