Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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