Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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