Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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