Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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