Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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