Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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