Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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