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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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