Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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