Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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