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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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