Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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