Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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