Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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