Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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