Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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