Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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