Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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