Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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