Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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