Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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