Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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