Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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