Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key 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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