Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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