Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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