Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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