Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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