Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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