Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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