Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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