Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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