Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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