Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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