Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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