Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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