Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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