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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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