Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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