Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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