Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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