Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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