Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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