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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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