Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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