Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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