Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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