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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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