Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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