Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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