Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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