Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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