Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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