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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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