Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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