Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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