Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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