Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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