Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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