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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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