Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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