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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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