Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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