Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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