Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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