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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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