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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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