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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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