Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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