Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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