Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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