Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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