Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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