Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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