Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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