Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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