Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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