Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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