Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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