Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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