Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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