Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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