Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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