Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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