Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business 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 participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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