Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are typically free for learners 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 subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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