Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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