Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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