Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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