Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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