Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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