Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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