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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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