Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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