Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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