Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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