Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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