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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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