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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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