Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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