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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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