Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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