Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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