Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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