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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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