Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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