Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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