Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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