Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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