Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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