Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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