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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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