Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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