Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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