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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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