Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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