Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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