Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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