Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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