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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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