Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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