Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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