Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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