Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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