Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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