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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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