Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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