Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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