Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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