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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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