Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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