Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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