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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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