Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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