Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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