Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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