Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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