Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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