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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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