Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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