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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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