Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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