Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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