Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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