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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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