Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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