Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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