Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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