Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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