Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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