Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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