Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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