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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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