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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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