Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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