Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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