Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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