Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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