Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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