Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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