Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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