Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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