Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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