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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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