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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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