Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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