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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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