Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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