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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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