Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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