Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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