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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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