Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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