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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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