Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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