Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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