Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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