Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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