Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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