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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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