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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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