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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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