Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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