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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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