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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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