Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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