Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about 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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