Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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