Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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