Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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