Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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