Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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