Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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