Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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