Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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