Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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