Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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