Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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