Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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