Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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