Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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