Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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