Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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