Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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