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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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