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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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