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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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