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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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