Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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