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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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