Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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