Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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