Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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