Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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