Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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