Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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