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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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