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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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