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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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