Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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