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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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