Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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