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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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