Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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