Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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