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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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