Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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