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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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