Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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