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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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