Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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