Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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