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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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