Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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