Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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