Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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