Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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