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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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