Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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