Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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