Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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