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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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