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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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