Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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