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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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