Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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