Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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