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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important 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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