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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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