Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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