Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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