Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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