Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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