Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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