Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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