Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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