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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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