Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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