Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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