Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not 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 learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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