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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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