Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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