Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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