Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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