Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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