Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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