Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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