Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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