Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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