Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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