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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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