Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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