Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major 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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