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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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