Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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