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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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