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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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