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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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