Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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