Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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