Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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