Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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