Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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