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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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