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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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