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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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