Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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