Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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