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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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