Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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