Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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