Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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