Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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