Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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