Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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