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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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