Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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