Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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