Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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