Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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