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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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