Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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