Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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