Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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