Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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