Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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