Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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