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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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