Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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