Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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