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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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