Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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