Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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