Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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