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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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