Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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