Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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