Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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