Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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