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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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