Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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