Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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