Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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