Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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