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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major 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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