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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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