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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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