Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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