Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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