Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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