Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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