Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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