Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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