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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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