Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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