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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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