Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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