Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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