Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key 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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