Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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