Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews 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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