Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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