Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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