Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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