Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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