Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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