Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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