Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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