Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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