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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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