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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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