Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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