Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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