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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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