Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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