Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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