Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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