Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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