Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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