Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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