Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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