Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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