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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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