Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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