Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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