Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates 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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