Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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