Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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