Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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