Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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