Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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