Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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