Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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