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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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