Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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