Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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