Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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