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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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