Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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