Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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