Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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