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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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