Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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