Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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