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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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