Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the 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 authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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