Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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