Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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