Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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