Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over 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. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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