Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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