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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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