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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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