Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive 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 describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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