Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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