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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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