Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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