Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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