Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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