Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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